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xvi_ 168 (1860). PATTEN, GEORGE (son of Wm. Patten, miniature-painter, _d._ 1843). _b._ 29 June 1801; student at the R.A. 1816; painted miniatures 1819–30, and portraits and historical pictures 1830 to death; A.R.A. 1837; portrait painter in ordinary to the prince consort; painted the only portrait of Paganini, the violinist, exhibited at the R.A. 1833; exhibited his own portrait at the R.A. 1858; painted mythological, fancy, and scriptural subjects; exhibited 131 pictures at R.A. and 16 at Suffolk st. 1819–64. _d._ Hill house, Winchmore Hill, Middlesex 11 March 1865. _bur._ St. James’s churchyard, Friern, Barnet. _Sandby’s History of royal academy ii_ 211 (1862). PATTERSON, ALEXANDER SIMPSON (son of Robert Paterson of Crofthouse, Alnwick). Licensed by presbytery of Dunbar 5 Dec. 1822; minister at Whitehaven 3 May 1837; elected by Glasgow church building soc. 11 March 1839, served to 28 June 1843; called to the Free church, St. Andrews 1847; minister of Hutchesonton free church, Hospital st. Glasgow to death; edited The Imperial illustrated bible 1858; The self-explanatory family bible 1859; Illustrated family bible 1876; author of A brief commentary on the First epistle to the Thessalonians 1846; A commentary on the Hebrews 1856; Commentaries on the First epistle to the Thessalonians, the Epistle of James, and the First epistle of John 1857; Poets and preachers of the nineteenth century 1862; The Redeemer and the redemption, discourses 1865; Sketches in verse of a continental tour 1866. _d._ 1885. _John Smith’s Our Scottish clergy_ (1848) 238–44; _H. Scott’s Fasti ii_, _part_ 1 _p._ 48. PATTERSON, SIR JAMES BROWN (youngest son of James Patterson, district road inspector). _b._ Alnwick, Northumberland 18 Nov. 1833; went to Forest Creek goldfields, Victoria 1852; member for Castlemaine of legislative assembly of Victoria 1871 to death; comr. of public works and vice-president of the board of land and works 23 Aug. to 20 Oct. 1875 and 28 May 1877 to March 1880; postmaster general July 1878 to March 1880 and Sept. to Nov. 1890; minister of railways Aug. 1880 to July 1881; minister of customs Feb. 1889 to Sept. 1890; minister of public works June to Sept. 1890; K.C.M.G. 26 May 1894. _d._ Melbourne 30 Oct.